American Association for Cancer Research

Wednesday, November 15

PLENARY SESSION: MECHANISMS OF CHEMOPREVENTION WITH FOODS
8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.
Chairperson: Edward L. Giovannucci, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA

One-Carbon Nutrients and Colon Cancer: Mechanisms
Joel B. Mason, Tufts University, Boston, MA

Novel Tomato Products for Cancer Prevention
Steve K. Clinton, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH

Novel Approaches for Chemoprevention of Colon Cancer by Food Components
Bandaru S. Reddy, Rutgers: The State University of New Jersey, Piscataway, NJ

CONCURRENT SESSIONS
10:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.

Anticancer Effects of Tea and Tea Constituents
Co-Chairpersons: Allan H. Conney, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ, and I. Bernard Weinstein, Columbia University, New York, NY

Overview
I. Bernard Weinstein

Inhibitory Effect of Caffeine on UVB-induced Carcinogenesis
Allan H. Conney

EGCG Inhibits Critical Pathways of Signal Transduction in Human Cancer Cells
I. Bernard Weinstein

Clinical Relevance of the Inhibitory Effects of Green Tea Catechins on Prostate Cancer Progression in “High Risk” Men in Combination with Molecular Profiling of Catechin-resistant Tumors
Saverio Bettuzzi, University of Parma, Parma, Italy

Challenges to the Dissemination of Results from Cancer Prevention Trials
Chairperson: Patricia A. Ganz, UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, Los Angeles, CA

Introduction / Overview of the Problem
Patricia A. Ganz

Monitoring Multiple Endpoints in Prevention Trials
Joseph P. Costantino, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA

Assessing Patient-Reported Outcomes in Prevention Trials
Carol M. Moinpour, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA

Putting it All Together: How Do Primary Care Physicians Interpret and Use the Results of Prevention Trials?
Linda S. Kinsinger, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC

Panel Discussion and Questions

Epigenomics and Imprinting
Chairperson: Randy L. Jirtle, Duke University, Durham, NC

Overview
Randy L. Jirtle

Abnormalities of Genomic Methylation Patterns in Mammary Carcinoma
Timothy H. Bestor, Columbia University, New York, NY

Computational Methods for Genome-wide Prediction of Imprinted Genes
Alexander J. Hartemink, Duke University, Durham, NC

Genome-Epigenome Interactions in Tumors with Excessive Proliferation
Joseph F. Costello, University of California, San Francisco, CA

Proffered Paper Presentation

Gynecologic Neoplasia: Pathogenesis, Precursors, and Prevention
Chairperson: Christopher P. Crum, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA

Overview
Christopher P. Crum

Molecular Resolution of Endometrial Cancer Precursors
George L. Mutter, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA

Serous Precursor Lesions in the Distal Fallopian Tube
Ronny I. Drapkin, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA

Pharmacologic Opportunities for the Chemoprevention of Ovarian Cancer
Gustavo C. Rodriguez, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL

Proffered Paper Presentation

Health Disparities and Cancer Prevention
Chairperson: Electra D. Paskett, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH

Overview
Electra D. Paskett

Promoting Healthy Nutrition in Mexican Immigrant Communities: Results of the “Secretos de la Buena Vida” Project
John P. Elder, San Diego State University Graduate School of Public Health, San Diego, CA

Community Influences and Cancer Screening Behaviors Among Hispanics
Beti Thompson, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA

Racial Differences in Quality of Life Following Prostate Cancer Diagnosis
Chanita Hughes Halbert, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

Proffered Paper Presentation

CONCURRENT SESSIONS
1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Cancer Survivorship
Chairperson: Paul F. Engstrom, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA

Overview
Paul F. Engstrom

Ready for a Change or Stuck in a Rut: Cancer Survivor Attitudes and Prevention Practices
Wendy Demark-Wahnefried, Duke University, Durham, NC

Cancer Center Survivor Follow-up and Surveillance
Mary McCabe, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY

Chemoprevention to Save Our Lives!
David S. Alberts, Arizona Cancer Center, University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson, AZ

Cancer Patient/Cancer Survivor Perspectives
Doug Ulman, Lance Armstrong Foundation, Austin, TX

Proffered Paper Presentation

Global Cervical Cancer Control in the Era of HPV Vaccines
Chairperson: Laura A. Koutsky, University of Washington, Seattle, WA

Overview
Laura A. Koutsky

Prevention of HPV-Related Cancers Through Immunization
Laura A. Koutsky

Planning Cervical Cancer Screening in the Era of HPV Vaccines
Eduardo L. F. Franco, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada

Analytics to Inform Cervical Cancer Control Policy
Sue Goldie, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA

Discussion

Systems Approaches to Prevention: Seeing the Forest AND the Trees
Chairperson: Kenneth H. Buetow, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD

Overview
Kenneth H. Buetow

Integrative Mathematical Modeling of Cancer Invasion
Vito Quaranta, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN

A Systems Approach to Protein Kinase Signaling: Application to DNA Damage Responses
Michael P. Yaffe, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA

A Systems Approach to Cancer Therapies
Peter Sorger, Harvard University, Boston, MA

Regulation and Targeting the Hypoxia Inducible Factor Pathway
Margaret Ashcroft, Institute of Cancer Research Haddow Labs, Surrey, England

Targeting the IGF Axis to Prevent Cancer
Chairperson: Douglas Yee, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN

Overview
Douglas Yee

Insulin, IGFs, and Energy Balance: Relevance to Cancer Risk
Michael N. Pollak, Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, QC, Canada

IGF Axis as a Target for Chemoprevention/Therapy in Aerodigestive Tract Cancer
Ho-Young Lee, UT M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX

Lowering IGF-I Levels for the Prevention of Breast Cancer
Adrian V. Lee, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX

DEPARTURE

Scientific Program and Conference Schedule Sunday, November 12 Monday, November 13 Tuesday, November 14 Wednesday, November 15